Studies of reconciliation in primates have demonstrated that if the relationship value increases between two parties they are more willing to make peace.

Humanity is actually much more cooperative and empathic than [it's] given credit for.

If you want to design a successful human society you need to know what kind of animal we are. Are we a social animal or a selfish animal? Do we respond better when we're solitary or living in a group?

Most men probably wouldn't want to live the lives of bonobos. They're constantly clinging to their mothers' apron strings. They lack the ability to make decisions about their own fates, something that we and male chimpanzees practically consider our birthright.

If both parties have a stake in the other, the chances of them killing each other are going to be reduced.

I think we need to start thinking about grounding our moral systems in our biology.

The enemy of science is not religion... . The true enemy is the substitution of thought, reflection, and curiosity with dogma.